It’s time for another 5 Ws Wednesday! Historic Saranac Lake needs your help identifying the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, and/or WHY of this photo. We suspect it might have been taken from Helen Hill, but haven’t been able to identify the exact street or houses. Do you recognize where this was ...

I’m a competitive guy. It’s something I’ve disguised much of my adult life, but it comes bubbling to the surface every now and then like it did a week ago at the Saranac Lake 3P (Pole/Pedal/Paddle). No, I didn’t compete. I’m too old, and more importantly, too smart for ...

It is nearing my favorite time of year. Cue birds singing, please! It’s maple season. It’s one of the lesser-known seasons, squeezed between the fourth Winter and Black Fly. I love that Maple Season is so different from Black Fly season, as we get to eat rather than be eaten. It’s ...

“The gift of the sugar maple trees is from a benevolent Providence.” — Benjamin Rush, in a letter to Thomas Jefferson. The calendar still says winter. But warm days and below-freezing nights have meant that even in February, some producers were tapping trees for the season’s sweet ...

Exit numbers on interstate highways like the Northway and the Thruway in New York state are numbered sequentially, starting at exit 1 and continuing sequentially to the end of the interstate highway or until it gets to another state’s border. For example, the Northway begins in Albany at an ...

It was August 1949, Alton B. Anderson was mayor (he served three non-consecutive terms); village trustees were Irving Edelberg, Carl Smith, Willis Currier and Arthur Buck. Page One News... - Dog problem goes to town board - “Following complaints from home owners and sanatorium ...